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ScienceDesk

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Flipboard's page for news about science including space, climate change and more — from trusted sources. All posts written by human editors, especially for Mastodon.

For more science coverage, follow Flipboard's federated Science Desk (@science).

Header photo: Students observe a solar eclipse on March 20, 2015, in London. Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images.

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ScienceDesk, (edited ) to Archaeology
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Are humans more violent than ever?

@popsci explores the question: "Archeological evidence shows bloodshed waxes and wanes, influenced by climate and other factors." https://flip.it/o2N8j4

What do you think?

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What happens when you add spider DNA to silkworms? Big Think explains.
https://flip.it/J49f.L

ScienceDesk, to environment
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One of our favorite things about Mastodon is the huge presence of members interested in the environment and climate change.

Here are just a few of our favorite green voices:

@kathhayhoe is a climate scientist

@breadandcircuses focuses on the "distraction from what's REALLY happening"

@Ruth_Mottram is a climate scientist

@gwagner is a climate economist

@Brad_Rosenheim is a climate scientist

@gerrymcgovern focuses on e-waste

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More than three years into the pandemic, the millions of people who have suffered from long COVID finally have scientific proof that their condition is real.

NBC News reports: "Scientists have found clear differences in the blood of people with long COVID — a key first step in the development of a test to diagnose the illness."

https://flip.it/bHHxq-

Here's the original study in Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06651-y

ScienceDesk, (edited ) to space
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A piece of metal that tore through a Florida home last month was space junk from the International Space Station, according to NASA. The 1.6-pound object was debris from a cargo pallet that had been intentionally released from the space station three years ago, NBC News reports:
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-space-station-debris-crashed-florida-home-rcna147990

ScienceDesk, to ocean
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We had no idea that krill fishing was a thing!

Factory fishing in Antarctica for krill targets the cornerstone of a fragile ecosystem.

AP reports the harvested krill is used "for feeding farm-raised fish, omega-3 pills, pet food and protein shakes."

https://flip.it/VrT0jZ

ScienceDesk, to random
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Nearly half of U.S. honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers are working to stabilize the population.

The AP reports: https://apnews.com/article/honeybees-pollinator-extinct-disease-death-climate-change-f60297706e19c7346ff1881587b5aced

ScienceDesk, to space
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Could Earth be inside a black hole? For that matter, is the entire universe inside one, too? Live Science describes how these scenarios could be plausible.
https://www.livescience.com/space/could-earth-be-inside-a-black-hole

ScienceDesk, to science
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Traditional porcelain and ceramic toilet bowls could be on the way out. A new 3D-printed bowl developed by scientists at Huazhong University in China is so slippery that nothing sticks to it. Science Alert has more:
https://flip.it/uATfwQ

ScienceDesk, to Russia
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Russia’s first Moon mission in nearly 50 years ends early as the unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft spins out of control and crashes. BBC News reports: https://flip.it/VFoQRL

ScienceDesk, to spiders
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All over the world, all sorts of spiders seem to be vanishing.

@KnowableMag reports: "Our collective arachnid aversion could be causing us to overlook something even scarier: Spiders may be disappearing."

https://flip.it/hWSywR

ScienceDesk, to science
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Americans, by and large, have stopped trusting science. One chemist thinks he has identified a big part of the problem — scientists. Christopher Reddy says the scientific community is failing to help Americans understand science, particularly environmental disasters and medical emergencies. The Guardian has more.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/25/science-crisis-book-christopher-reddy

ScienceDesk, to science
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A team of scientists say they have created the world’s first synthetic human embryo-like structures from stem cells, bypassing the need for eggs and sperm.

CNN reports on the research: https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/14/health/human-model-embryo/index.html

ScienceDesk, (edited ) to science
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The @Flipboard Science Desk is celebrating its 6-month anniversary on Mastodon! How are we doing?

ScienceDesk, to space
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NASA should consider commercial alternatives to its large Space Launch System rocket (SLS), inspector general says.

@arstechnica reports: "The most recent estimate is that it costs $2.2 billion to build a single SLS rocket, and this does not include add-ons such as ground systems, integration, a payload, and more."

https://flip.it/ZK5qaw

ScienceDesk, to psychology
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Evidence is growing that there are many complex reasons why people believe in conspiracy theories. And a lack of knowledge isn’t one of them. "Conspiracy theorists are not all likely to be simple-minded, mentally unwell folks — a portrait which is routinely painted in popular culture," says Emory University clinical psychologist Shauna Bowes. Science Alert has more: https://flip.it/_zGFud

ScienceDesk, to glass
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"The surprising scientific weirdness of glass": A great essay from Vox.

The author writes: "Three mind-bendy conversations about glass later, I see the sublime in my windowpanes."

https://flip.it/1OH9Cm

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On Halloween, orcas sink another boat in Europe after a nearly hour-long attack.

Live Science reports: https://flip.it/bEN-j_

ScienceDesk, to science
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Here's another reason to get a good night of sleep. Researchers in the U.S. may have found a key to forestalling declines in brain activity that may one day lead to Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia: deep sleep. Science Alert has more: https://flip.it/GH02hf

ScienceDesk, to science
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Researchers from the University of Tübingen have demonstrated that crows are able to use statistical inference, which is typically considered a human trait, to make decisions. The scientists devised an experiment where two carrion crows were trained to associate nine shapes with a probability of receiving food. The birds understood the game and remembered the rules later. Big Think has all the details.

https://flip.it/PkYEu6

ScienceDesk, to random
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Two supervolcanoes, a world apart, have the attention of scientists.

Minor earthquakes around the Campi Flegrei volcano in southern Italy are stoking some fears of an eruption, reports NBC News.

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/supervolcanoes-earthquakes-flegrei-long-valley-caldera-rcna121781

ScienceDesk, to science
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For those who are over age 60 and looking for a way to boost cognitive function, there might be something about wasabi. Science Alert has more: https://flip.it/RQkVMd

ScienceDesk, to climate
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Americans aren't afraid of climate change?
ClimateCrisis247 reports on a Chapman University survey which shows that fear of "corrupt government officials" and "economic/financial collapse" took the top spots, with climate change way down the list.

https://flip.it/GnjrBE

And here are the complete survey results: https://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/research-centers/babbie-center/_files/2023%20Fear/23csaf-9_high-to-low.pdf

ScienceDesk, to science
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Looking for more science accounts to follow? Consider these publisher Magazines from @Flipboard

"Science News" from The Verge: @science

"Wildlife" from Bloomberg Green: @wildlife

"News Straight From Space" from Mashable: @news

"Getting Connected With Nature" from World Atlas: @getting

"Oceans" from Bloomberg Green: @oceans

ScienceDesk, (edited ) to Astronomy
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If you're in North America, are you ready for the solar eclipse? AP has everything you need to know about the April 8 event: https://flip.it/g-qy.m

If you're in the path, do you plan to view the eclipse? Tell us why in a reply.

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